Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, Uncategorized, US Events, USCTA News
by Leon Smart The Burke Cup 2025 brought together players from near and far at the Tennis & Racquet Club in Boston for a fun and competitive weekend. Half the draw traveled from other clubs, so the tournament had a great mix of locals and visitors. One of the standout stories was newcomer Mike O’Connor, who only started playing three months ago. Mike impressed everyone by making it to the semi-finals in his first-ever tournament, even managing to upset the number two seed in the quarterfinals. His run ended in the semis against Chris Tomasevich, who came back from 5-0… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Jonathan Lewis The Racquet Club of Chicago played host to the Greevy Cup (handicaps 20-29) from January 24 – 26. Members John Pak and Jonathan Lewis participated, ultimately losing to Aiken competitors Sawyer Duncan and Geoff Ellis, respectively. In what was an exciting final, Geoff Ellis won a tight first set 6-5, with both competitors battling to assert dominance as the set went back and forth. In the second set, Duncan jumped out to an early lead 4-1, before Ellis won two tough games with multiple chases to crawl back into the set 3-4. The eighth game went to… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
By Tony Hollins The Hickey Cup is the national singles championship for players with a handicap above 60. Beginning January 24th, the National Tennis Club hosted twelve players from clubs around the country. It was fantastic to see some new faces, with several players in the draw playing the Newport court for the first time. There were some incredibly dramatic matches. The tone was set early, with the very first set of the tournament moving all the way to five games between John Levis (Boston) and Benson Nalle (New York). This was immediately followed up by another barn burner as… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by Ivan Ronaldson The USCTA 50+ Level Championship for the Wharton Cup was held at Westwood Country Club from January 24th-26th. With 19 entries, every US club was represented by at least one player. It was the juniors who shone brightest. 16-year-old Aidan Bae (Westwood) took out #1 seed Mike Geiger (Westwood) as a packed dedans and Martin room looked on. Geiger, who’d played on the Men’s Tennis Tour, looked flabbergasted after losing the 11th game of the 1st set. “What about the tiebreaker?” he exclaimed. Defending chase half a yard at three games- all in the second set, the… Read the Full Story >
Jan 31, 2025 | Tournament Results, US Events, USCTA News
by James Greenley The Faulise Cup was played at Georgian Court University over the weekend of January 24th-26th. It had a 14-person draw that involved players with handicaps of 70 and above. There were representations from Aiken, Boston, Newport, Philadelphia, Tuxedo and Washington. All the players played some fantastic tennis over the weekend. In the semifinals, both matches were the battle of Philadelphia vs Washington. Reeve Harde (Philadelphia) played some excellent tennis, knocking out No. 1 seed Mathew Ezersky (Tuxedo) in the quarters to meet Brock Anastasi (Washington), who defeated Andrew Brown (Philadelphia) 6-1 6-2. In the match between Reeve and… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2025 | USCTA News
The Professionals are an integral part of our game here in the US by teaching, organizing matches and providing enjoyment when competing in tournaments. Over the last few years, though, it’s become apparent that when someone is no longer in the game, whether as a professional at a club or perhaps retired, it’s been challenging to stay in contact and remain a part of the tennis community. With that in mind, the USCTA is proud to announce the formation of the USCTA Professional Welfare Committee. The group is comprised of Dacre Stoker, John Gilligan, John Lumley, and Steve Virgona. It is an… Read the Full Story >
Jan 1, 2025 | USCTA News
We are excited to announce a new, exciting merchandise program with Summit Brands. USCTA members can purchase apparel from the following brands – B. Draddy, Zero Restriction, Fairway & Greene and EP New York – and add either the USCTA logo or the legacy USCTA “Racquet” logo. The code also comes with a 40% discount logo off the retail price – all of which accrues to the benefit of our members! Access the brands on Summitgolfbrands.com Pick your items, and when you check out, put one of the discount codes below into the box asking for a “discount code or gift… Read the Full Story >
Dec 1, 2024 | USCTA News
The 27th USCTA Annual Dinner, Awards and Auction will occur on Friday, December 13, 2024, at the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York. The cocktails will start promptly at 6:30 PM, followed by dinner, awards and a live auction at 7:30 PM. Attire is black tie. The 2024 Hall of Fame inductee will be Graham Hyland (1956- ). Hyland served as head professional at the Racquet & Tennis Club from 1978 to 1982. He was a multiple time U.S. Open singles and doubles champion and he captured the inaugural World Doubles title at the official reopening of the Newport court in… Read the Full Story >
Dec 1, 2024 | USCTA News
On the Eve of the Whitney Cup In Praise of a Small Field by George Bell bell.george@gmail.com One of the enduring knocks against our game, possibly even more than its obscurity, is that nobody plays it. Tennis participation is 24 million, or just under 8% of the US population, not huge, but for every 24,000 of them, there is one of us. PhDs in dead languages outnumber us, too. Imagine a slender folder holding the last copy of the rules and customs of a nearly forgotten game, misplaced between volumes in a library of infinite books. And yet, here we… Read the Full Story >
Oct 1, 2024 | International News, USCTA News
TWO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NEWPORT IN 2025! 2025 will be a historic year for court tennis in Newport. The National Tennis Club will be the first club in history to host both the Ladies’ Real Tennis World Championship and the Real Tennis World Championship in the same year. Here are the details: 2025 Ladies’ Real Tennis World Championship Friday, May 23rd to Saturday, May 31st Current holder: Claire Fahey 2025 Real Tennis World Championship Tuesday, September 23rd to Saturday, September 27th Current holder: Camden Riviere More information will be provided on both events very soon.
